I hate to admit this but the Dodgers need to be active for starting pitchers at the trade deadline. In order to get that starting pitching, they are going to have to give up prospects. I have never liked the idea of "renting" a pitcher for three months and giving up prospects in return. Most of the time, a team like the Dodgers ends up overpaying for a pitcher that may not win a game just on the chance that he may put them over the top and bring them a World Series title.
After Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, and Brett Anderson, the Dodgers have cobbled together a starting staff that probably would not strike fear into the lineup of a bad college team. Fourth Starter Carlos Frias ended up on the Disabled List and he is inconsistent on his best day. Fifth Starter Mike Bolsinger is good for four or five innings and then he turns it over to the overused middle relievers and setup men.
The pitchers most mentioned as possibilities to join the Dodgers are Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies and Johnny Cueto of the Cincinnati Reds. Cole Hamels is 5-7 with a 3.91 ERA on what is possibly the worst team in baseball. He is signed through 2018 with a team option for 2019 at almost $23 million. Cueto is in the last year of his contract that only pays him a little over $7 million this season. Who would be the better bargain? Cueto is younger but would probably cost the Dodgers more in prospects while Hamels has been more durable and is under contract for longer.
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